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[burningfree]

[It was like, 3 in the morning, and Lio was laying in bed while restlessly typing this on his phone, the subject of the post laying next to him and almost certainly drooling in his sleep.]

To whom it may concern.

If you see an idiot firefighter running around the city shirtless at any point, look with your eyes, not your hands. Actually, I'd prefer if you kept your eyes above the chin.

He's mine.

[Happy first day of Sanguis!]

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[thetaintedsorrow]

Is it? Coulda fooled me.

Yeah, I can still do it. Maybe I’ll show you sometime if we meet in person. Sucks that you lost your powers though.

Try me.

[He fought actual Cthulhu, he’ll believe just about anything at this point.]

[burningfree]

Trust me.

[Don't trust him, he's totally lying.]

It was more than just my powers, a lot of aspects about me changed. My body temperature used to run as hot as a lit flame, I could touch open fire without it burning me, and my wounds used to heal over instantly. I'm still adjusting.

I also used to hear the voices of the flames.

Apparently our fires weren't a mutation, but rather some humans were just prone to synchronizing with interdimensional flame creatures called the Promare. I was always aware of them, but didn't know *what* they were until just a few weeks ago. Their existence was a well kept secret.

[thetaintedsorrow]

[Oh wow, that’s...a lot to take in, but Chuuya finds himself believing Lio regardless. This sounds way too specific to be completely made-up, after all.]

I can see how adjusting to life after that would be tough, yeah. Especially not being able to heal anymore. Do you get colder easier now?

So like...

Aliens?? I gotta say that’s weirder than anything back in my world, but I believe it. They’re gone now though? That’s a shame.

[burningfree]

I'm cold *all the time* now.

[It was awful.]

Yeah, aliens. Apparently they were kind of stuck in the planet's core, coming through some sort of interdimensional rift there, and it prevented them from being able to fully combust. To try and help them burn hotter, they synchronized with humans to use them as conduits. I can't tell you exactly how it worked, I didn't have enough time to talk to the researcher that figured all of it out.

I helped them burn completely, though, which allowed them to go back home and sealed the rift behind them. So I can't synchronize with them anymore.

[thetaintedsorrow]

[That...is A Lot to take in, even for someone like Chuuya. Who knew such things were even possible?]

That sucks. I guess there’s always sweaters and blankets and stuff.

Oh wow...at least you helped them out and sent them home. It’s gotta feel weird missing something that was a part of you for so long like that though.

It’s not exactly the same, but there’s something not quite human sharing my body too. Luckily the power only activates when I call on it.

[burningfree]

Hah, that's an understatement. I'd been hearing their voices since I was a child, so now that they're gone, my head feels too quiet.

I'm not sure if they could hear me, it really felt like more of a one way street communication-wise, though apparently they could feel whatever I felt, so if I was unhappy or in pain they would be as well.

For most burnish we could try to suppress our flames, and some people had better self control than others. But the Promare would push us to burn. Some people would have uncontrollable fits, especially when first awakening, which is what got us pegged as so dangerous to begin with.

I'm more interested in hearing about this power of yours though. You're sharing your body with an entity?

[thetaintedsorrow]

Losing your fire powers is one thing, but that just makes it even worse. I tend to just blast music when shit gets too quiet. Not the same as what you’re going through, but still.

I guess it would’ve been bad for them if you got hurt, so makes sense that they’d feel your pain and stress. Sucks that they pushed you to burn though. People without those kinda powers always look for any excuse to call people with them monsters and shit.

Yeah. I guess you could say I’m some kinda science experiment. The thing sharing my body is supposedly some kinda god or something. Using its powers is a last resort for me though. It takes control and I end up destroying everything in my path. It takes a toll on my body, and if the ability isn’t cancelled I’ll just keep going till my body gives out and I die.

[burningfree]

Blasting music doesn't sound like a bad idea, but it's the worst at night when I'm laying in bed. Probably can't get away with that anymore.

[Since he was, well, sharing a bed now.

He tensed up at the mention of 'science experiments', scrunching his face in an almost pained expression, though Chuuya couldn't see it.]

I'm sorry. That sounds horrific.

I don't trust scientists. My people were dissected and experimented on by scientists, and one of their god awful machines forced me to burn so hard I almost died.

So trust me, I can relate.